Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

1. Let's talk about body art. (Whole class - then groups)

At your table, discuss the following in relation to body art. Share personal stories and stories of folks you know.

• Who
• What
• When
• Where
• Why
• How

Writing notes:

• What is first person point of view?
• What is second person point of view?
• What is third person point of view?
• http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third-person?page=all

Homework

A. Write a draft telling of a personal experience with body art. Post your draft in CANVAS. This should be 1-2 pages in length.

Be sure to include the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the story. Try to include a bit of dialogue. In other words, tell the story. Quote the people who were there.  Since this story happened in the past, please write in past tense. It is the natural tense of the story teller. In addition, write in first person unless you are telling a story that happened to somebody else. Then, use third person point of view. (50 pts.)

B. In addition, read two  articles related to your personal body art topic. Summarize each in a brief paragraph. Note the source. Post this assignment in CANVAS.  Give credit to your sources in MLA format. (EasyBib is your friend.) (25 pts.)

• If you are discussing the tattoo you own, research tattoos.
• If you are telling of the time you pierced your own ears, your topic is piercings.
• If you are sharing the story of the time you turned your hair a "unique" color or tried a "new 'do," your topic is hair design.

C. Watch the Super Bowl ads . . . They are on YouTube if you are not a game watcher. Pick one to discuss in class on Monday. Think about the techniques used to try to get you to give your money to their company! $$$

D. Read "On Teenagers and Tattoos" and answer the six questions. Post on CANVAS.

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Return to your presentation groups. You have the rest of the period to prepare. This was the assignment:

 Group Activity:

1. History of tattoos
2. History of hair design
3. History of piercings
4. History of body modifications
5. History of clothing/fashion design/shoes
6. History of make-up.( War paint counts!)

For homework, you conducted a quick Internet search and looked for the beginnings or history of your body art assignment.

• Where did it begin?
• Why was it done?
• Did age have anything to do with the "ritual?" Was it a ritual?
• How was it done? What were the materials/tools that were used?
• What did it look like and how has it changed over the years? (Consider using a time-line for this.)

Prepare a brief presentation for the class. Feel free to use PowerPoint to show pictures or to point out amazing facts! Keep track of your sources. Create a Works Cited page for the group. What sources did you use?

When finished, post the PowerPoint in CANVAS. Be sure to include all names of the group members on the first slide. Only one group member needs to post. It is your responsibility to make sure that your name is on that first slide.

The last slide will be a Works Cited slide.

Share suggestions/slides with your group. Presentations will be given next Monday.

Guidelines:

• two slides per bulleted point (Three will be OK if you have lots of information.)
• illustrations
• each person will speak
• no more than six bullets per slide
• no more than six words per bullet
• use large font
• use contrasting colors between the font and the background

Consider working with Google Docs or other format that allows all to post individual work to the final collective whole.